SINGAPORE -- Malaysian authorities are tightening the net around former Prime Minister Najib Razak, suspected of embezzling heavily from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, as successor Mahathir Mohamad's government tackles corruption.
An aide who had served as Economic Department director in Najib's office and was also responsible for strategic communications on social media was detained on Sunday, according to Singapore-based Channel NewsAsia. Investigators are still gathering information, but the arrest of Najib himself seems only a matter of time.
